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Tokyo shares end lower on geopolitics jitters, stronger yen

Xinhua, January 6, 2016 Adjust font size:

Tokyo shares ended the trading Wednesday lower as sentiment here was hit by the hydrogen bomb test conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea earlier the day and by the yen's advance against U.S. dollar.

The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average shed 182.68 points, or 0.99 percent, from Tuesday at 18,191.32, a roughly 11-week closing low.

The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange was down 15.87 points, or 1.05 percent, to 1,488.84.

The decliners were led by oil and coal products, mining and miscellaneous products sessions.

The turnover was about 2,430.7 billion yen (about 20.48 billion U.S. dollars). Enditem